By Doug Crawshaw

Leadership  Influence exerted through communication that helps a group achieve goals  Performance of a leadership function by an member

Power  The potential to influence behavior of others  Derived from such bases as the ability to reward and punish, expertise, legitimate title or position, and personal attraction

Leader  A person who uses communication to influence others to meet group goals and needs  Any person identified by members of a group as leader  Designated as leader by election or appointment

Designated Leader  A person appointed or elected to a position as leader of a small group

Leadership Emergence  The process by which someone emerges as the leader of an initially leaderless group in which all members start out as equals

Self-Monitoring  An individual’s ability to monitor people’s reactions to his/her behavior and adjust in response

Approaches  Traits-assumes tat leaders have certain traits that distinguish them from followers or members of a group  Contingency-assumes that the appropriate leadership style in a given situation depends on factors such as members’ skills and knowledge, time available, the type of task, and so forth.

Approaches continued…  Functions-leadership is defined by the function a group needs and can be supplied by any member  Styles-Studies interrelationship between leader style and member behaviors

Types of Leaders  Democratic-egalitarian leaders who coordinate and facilitate discussion in small groups, encouraging participation of all members  Laissez-Faire- do nothing designated leaders who provide minimal services to the group.  Autocratic- leaders who try to dominate and control a group

Hersey/Blanchard Model

Leader-Member Exchange Model (LMX)